Moving to Saint Charles, Missouri

Population: 60,321. Estimated population in July 2024: 62,304 (+3.3% change)
Males: 29,592 (49.1%), Females: 30,729 (50.9%)

St. Charles County

Zip code: 63301

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.4 years
Median household income: $47,782
Median house value: $121,300

Population by Race

Races in St. Charles:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.1%)
  • Black (3.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (37.7%), Irish (15.6%), English (9.7%), United States (7.0%), Italian (5.2%), French (4.3%).

Elevation: 536 feet

Land area: 20.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in St. Charles

  • High school or higher: 86.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. Charles city

  • Never married: 25.2%
  • Now married: 56.1%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

2.5% Foreign born (0.9% Europe, 0.8% Latin America, 0.6% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +9,082 (+17.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near St. Charles:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St. Charles:

  • LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 12 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: STL)
  • SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (about 14 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: SUS)
  • ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 34 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS, IL; Abbreviation: ALN)

Other public-use airports nearest to St. Charles:

  • ST CHARLES (about 4 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Abbreviation: 3SQ)
  • CREVE COEUR (about 6 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: 1H0)
  • ST CHARLES COUNTY SMARTT (about 11 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Abbreviation: SET)

Amtrak station near St. Charles:

  • 16 miles: KIRKWOOD (110 W. ARGONNE RD.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Charles:

  • LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 2 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,116)
  • ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; ST PETERS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,301)
  • MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS (about 10 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,094)
  • SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 15 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
  • WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 10,939)
  • SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MERAMEC (about 16 miles; KIRKWOOD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,507)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 16 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 9,715)